Sarah Thankam Mathews | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bangalore, India |
| Alma mater | Iowa Writer's Workshop |
Notable work | "All This Could Be Different" |
| Website | https://www.smathewss.com/ |
Sarah Thankam Mathews is an Indian-American novelist. Her debut novel, All This Could Be Different, was a finalist for the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction.
Early life
Mathews was born in Bangalore, India to Malayali parents.[1] Her parents quickly moved with her to Muscat, Oman where she was raised in a tight-knit Indian enclave.[1]
She moved to the United States with her family when she was 17.[1][2][3] She attended college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,[4] where she served as president of the Wisconsin Union Directorate in 2012–2013.[5][6] She subsequently attended the Iowa Writers Workshop as a Rona Jaffe Fellow.[7]
Career
Mathews' first novel, All This Could Be Different, was published by Penguin Books in 2022. The novel centers a South Asian queer protagonist who is navigating love, friendship, and career in Milwaukee during the Great Recession and the Obama presidency.[2][8][9] The novel was received with critical acclaim and was a finalist for the 2022 National Book Award.[2][10]
Mathews was also previously a Margins Fellow at the Asian American Writers' Workshop,[11] and her short story, Rubberdust, was selected for The Best American Short Stories of 2020.[12][13]
Personal life
Mathews lives in Brooklyn and considers Kerala to be her ancestral home.[1]
Published works
- (2022) All This Could Be Different. New York: Viking. ISBN 978-0-593-48912-3
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 P, Jinoy Jose (2022-10-18). "'Same-sex love has always existed, and it is a part of life'". frontline.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kumar, Arun (2022-10-11). "Sarah Thankam Mathews among 2022 National Book Awards finalists". The American Bazaar. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ↑ "Pride Spotlight: Sarah Thankam Mathews' Novel and Politics Prove She Believes 'All This Could Be Different'". Observer. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ↑ Provost, Megan. "The Roaring Twenties | On Wisconsin". Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ↑ Mathews, Sarah Thankam (29 June 2016). "This Land Is Our Land, Donald Trump". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ↑ Mathews, Sarah (2012). "Inspire Community Through a Sense of Place". Wisconsin Union Annual. p. 5.
- ↑ "Sarah Thankam Mathews | Kenyon Review Author". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- ↑ "Sarah Thankam Mathews' 6 favorite books about life-changing experiences and self discovery". The Week. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ↑ "Sarah Thankam Mathews Has Written One of the Buzziest, Most Human Novels of the Year". Vogue. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ↑ Briefly reviewed in the September 5, 2022 issue of The New Yorker, p.59.
- ↑ "Introducing the 2020 AAWW Margins Fellows". Asian American Writers' Workshop. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ↑ "Malayali novelist Sarah Thankam Mathews shortlisted for America's prestigious literary prize". OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ↑ "Sarah Thankam Mathews' Debut Novel, 'All This Could Be Different,' Isn't Your Average Coming-of-Age Book". Shondaland. 2022-08-03. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-29.